INTERNET SURVEY
Adele F. Bane <AFB2 at PSUVM.PSU.EDU>
William D. Milheim <WMILHEIM at PSUGV.PSU.EDU>
The Pennsylvania State University at Great Valley
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This electronic mail survey is being conducted to identify the functions of the
Internet that are most used by the academic community. You have been chosen as
a member of a selected academic list service (LISTSERV) to participate.
Results of this survey will form the basis of a journal article to be published
later this year. Please answer all survey questions.
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INTERNET INSIGHTS: A Survey
We will begin by asking a few questions about yourself:
How many years of computer experience do you have? _____
How long have you used e-mail of any type? _____
How long have you been an Internet user? _____
Three primary functions of the Internet have been identified. They are
electronic mail, Telnet or remote log-in, and FTP or file transfer. An
estimated 15 million users take advantage of these functions daily.
This survey explores the use of each of these services.
1. E-Mail Use: How often do you make these connections?
(Insert the appropriate number beside items below:)
1=Not at all 4=About 2-3 times a month
2=A few times 5=Once a week
3=About once a month 6=More than once a week
Private Email: _____
Discussion group(s): _____
(Specify)
Usenet (or Netnews) _____
Electronic journal(s)/newsletters(s): _____
(Specify)
2. Telnet Use: How often do you connect to remote databases?
(Insert appropriate number beside items below.)
1=Not at all 4=About 2-3 times a month
2=A few times 5=Once a week
3=About once a month 6=More than once a week
Games/Simulations: _____
Library Catalogs: _____
. Specialized Databases: _____
2a. How frequently do you connect these Internet sources:
(Insert appropriate number beside items below.)
1=Not at all 4=About 2-3 times a month
2=A few times 5=Once a week
3=About once a month 6=More than once a week
American Mathematical Society BBS _____
American Psychological Assn. _____
CARL _____
CITADEL _____
Cleveland FreeNet _____
Dartmouth Dante _____
Dialog _____
Dow-Jones News Retrieval _____
Dranet _____
EDIN _____
EPA _____
ERIC _____
FEDIX/MOLIS _____
GenBank _____
Geographic Name Server _____
International Centre for Distance Learning _____
ISAAC _____
Lexis _____
Market/Business Report _____
National Education BBS _____
Netfind _____
Nexis _____
Oceanic Information Center _____
OCLC _____
PENpages _____
RLIN _____
SpaceLink _____
STIS _____
TC Forum _____
Weather Underground _____
Webster Dictionary _____
Other (Please specify):
3. FTP Use: How often do you download files from FTP archive sites?
(Insert appropriate number beside each item)
1=Not at all 4=About 2-3 times a month
2=A few times 5=Once a week
3=About once a month 6=More than once a week
Computers and Academic Freedom _____
EASI _____
History _____
LIBSOFT _____
Lyric and Discography _____
NASA _____
Online Libraries Directory _____
Science Education _____
SIMTEL20 _____
SUMEX-AIM _____
U.S. Supreme Court Decisions _____
Washington Uni. Public Domain Archives _____
Other (Please Specify):
4. Several navigational aids have been developed for the Internet.
How often do you use these network guides?
(Insert appropriate number beside items below.)
1=Not at all 4=About 2-3 times a month
2=A few times 5=Once a week
3=About once a month 6=More than once a week
Archie _____
Campus-wide Information Systems _____
Gopher _____
WAIS (Wide-area information servers) _____
WWW (WorldWideWeb) _____
Veronica _____
HYTELNET _____
Other (Please specify):
Personal experiences can be the most helpful to other users. Please comment on
the following:
5. The importance of the Internet to your work?
6. Advantages the Internet offers over other resources?
7. Barriers to using the Internet?
8. Your most memorable use of the Internet?
9 These questions will help us interpret the results of this study:
Title: ________________________________________
Affiliation: __________________________________
Discipline: ___________________________________
Research Interest(s):____________________________________
_________________________________________________________
Please return the completed survey to: WMILHEIM at PSUGV.EDU
by September 3, 1993.
If you would like a summary of the survey results, please place your
e-mail address here: _____________________.
:) Thank you for taking the time to participate :)
